Patent Application
20230204255
This is a U. S. patent application which claims the priority and benefit of Chinese Patent Application Number 202123326142.1, filed on Dec. 27, 2021, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present patent relates to the field of water heaters, more particularly to an outdoor support-type water heater.
Water heater is an electric appliance to heat water. Gas water heater, generally mounted indoors, is fixed on a wall through bolts. However, for some special people, particularly those needing to move at any time, traditional water heaters which need to be fixed on a fixed wall surface are difficult to meet the requirements of these people and are inconvenient to carry.
In order to solve the above technical problems, the present patent aims to provide a support-type water heater which can be used in various places, especially outdoors.
The present patent employs the following technical scheme to solve the problems. An outdoor support-type water heater includes:
a gas water heater main body, which includes a housing and a water tank arranged within the housing at an upper end, wherein a bottom of the housing defines an air hole, the gas water heater main body is provided with a water inlet pipe and a water outlet pipe connected to the water tank, the housing is internally provided with a burner located at a bottom of the water tank and an ignition electrode located above the burner, a surface of the housing defines a gas inlet connected to the burner, and the surface of the housing is provided with an adjusting knob for adjusting the burner; and
a water-heater bracket, which includes two separate brackets arranged opposite to one another, wherein an outside of a bottom of the separate bracket is provided with two legs, an upper end of the separate bracket defines a sinking groove having an opening towards the inner side thereof, the upper end of the separate bracket is provided with a supporting side frame which is located on an outer edge of the groove, two sides of a bottom of the gas water heater main body are put upon the grooves of the two separate brackets respectively, and a bottom of the groove is provided with a fixing bolt connected to the bottom of the gas water heater main body.
As a further improvement to the above technical scheme, an outer end of the supporting side frame is provided with a hand hole.
As a further improvement to the above technical scheme, the four legs on the two separate brackets are symmetrically arranged and inclined towards the lateral side of the gas water heater main body.
As a further improvement to the above technical scheme, the bottom of the groove defines a through hole having an opening towards the inner side of the separate bracket, the opening position of the through hole is level with the opening position of the groove, and the through hole is directly opposite to the air hole.
As a further improvement to the above technical scheme, an upper end of the gas water heater main body is provided with a handle.
As a further improvement to the above technical scheme, the bottom of the water tank is provided with a guard plate, the guard plate extends towards the lower end, the burner and the ignition electrode are located within the guard plate.
As a further improvement to the above technical scheme, the separate bracket is provided with a plurality of reinforcing ribs.
As a further improvement to the above technical scheme, the two legs on one same separate bracket are connected at lower ends thereof with a connecting rod.
As a further improvement to the above technical scheme, the gas water heater main body is provided with an anti-tilting switch connected to the burner, wherein the anti-tilting switch includes a switch main body, the switch main body defines therein a cavity, the cavity is provided with a conduction device at an end part and a side wall thereof respectively, a conductive ball is arranged within the cavity, the conductive ball may connect the two conduction devices, and when the switch main body tilts, the conductive ball moves till it does not contact the conduction devices.
The present patent has beneficial effects as follows. By arranging at the bottom of the gas water heater main body a bracket which includes two separate brackets that are arranged at both sides of the gas water heater main body to support the gas water heater main body, the gas water heater main body may be fixed outdoors, the user just needs to connect a fuel gas vessel carried by the user to the gas inlet to complete the supply of fuel gas, and connect an outdoor water pipe to the water inlet pipe to complete the supply of water; therefore, supply of hot water is enabled outdoors with the gas water heater and a wider application scope is enabled for the water heater.
The present patent is further described below in conjunction with drawings and specific embodiments.
Specific embodiments of the present patent will be described below in detail. The preferred embodiments of the present patent are illustrated in the drawings, which are provided to supplement the description of the text of the specification with graphics, so that each technical feature and the overall technical scheme of the present patent can be intuitively and graphically understood. The drawings, however, cannot be understood as a limitation to the protection scope of the present patent.
In the description of the present patent, it is to be understood that the orientation or position relations indicated by such terms as “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “behind”, “left”, “right”, used in the description are based on the orientation or position relations shown in the drawings, and are merely for the purpose of conveniently describing the present patent and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the designated device or element must have the specific orientation and be constructed and operated according to the specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as a limitation on the present patent.
In the description of the present patent, “several” means one or more, “a plurality of” means more than two, terms such as “greater”, “smaller” and “beyond” are to be understood as not including the number itself, terms such as “above”, “below” and “within” are to be understood as including the number itself. Terms such as “first” and “second”, if exist, are merely for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, but should not be understood as the indication or implication of relative importance or as the implicit indication of the quantity of the designated technical features or as the implicit indication of precedence order of the designated technical features.
In the description of the present patent, unless otherwise specified and limited, terms such as “arrange”, “mount” and “connect” should be understood broadly. Those skilled in the art may determine properly the specific meaning of the above terms in the present patent in conjunction with the detailed content of the technical scheme.
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a gas water heater main body 10, which includes a housing 11 and a water tank 12 arranged within the housing 11 at an upper end, wherein a bottom of the housing 11 defines an air hole, the gas water heater main body 10 is provided with a water inlet pipe 16 and a water outlet pipe 17 connected to the water tank 12, the housing 11 is internally provided with a burner 13 located at a bottom of the water tank 12 and an ignition electrode 14 located above the burner 13, a surface of the housing 11 defines a gas inlet 18 connected to the burner 13, and the surface of the housing 11 is provided with an adjusting knob 19 for adjusting the burner 13; and
a water-heater bracket, which includes two separate brackets 20 arranged opposite to one another, wherein an outside of a bottom of the separate bracket 20 is provided with two legs 21, an upper end of the separate bracket 20 defines a sinking groove 22 having an opening towards the inner side thereof, the upper end of the separate bracket 20 is provided with a supporting side frame 23 which is located on an outer edge of the groove 22, two sides of a bottom of the gas water heater main body 10 are put upon the grooves 22 of the two separate brackets 20 respectively, and a bottom of the groove 22 is provided with a fixing bolt connected to the bottom of the gas water heater main body 10.
By arranging at the bottom of the gas water heater main body 10 a bracket which includes two separate brackets 20 that are arranged at both sides of the gas water heater main body 10 to support the gas water heater main body 10, the gas water heater main body 10 may be fixed outdoors, the user just needs to connect a fuel gas vessel carried by the user to the gas inlet 18 to complete the supply of fuel gas, and connect an outdoor water pipe to the water inlet pipe 16 to complete the supply of water; therefore, supply of hot water is enabled outdoors with the gas water heater and a wider application scope is enabled for the water heater.
Further, to ease movement, preferably, an outer end of the supporting side frame 23 is provided with a hand hole 24; through the hand holes 24 on the two separate brackets 20, the water heater may be moved conveniently.
Further, preferably, the four legs 21 on the two separate brackets 20 are symmetrically arranged and inclined towards the lateral side of the gas water heater main body 10.
Further, preferably, the bottom of the groove 22 defines a through hole 25 having an opening towards the inner side of the separate bracket 20, the opening position of the through hole 25 is level with the opening position of the groove 22, and the through hole 25 is directly opposite to the air hole.
Further, preferably, an upper end of the gas water heater main body 10 is provided with a handle 30, so that the water heater may be lifted up through the handle 30, or the water heater may be hung on some holder.
Further, preferably, the bottom of the water tank 12 is provided with a guard plate 15, the guard plate 15 extends towards the lower end, the burner 13 and the ignition electrode 14 are located within the guard plate 15, preventing the flame generated by the burner 13 being blown out by outdoor rain or heavy wind.
Further, preferably, the separate bracket 20 is provided with a plurality of reinforcing ribs, so that the separate bracket 20 is of higher strength.
Further, preferably, the two legs 21 on one same separate bracket 20 are connected at lower ends thereof with a connecting rod 26, to enhance the strength of the separate bracket 20.
Further, preferably, the gas water heater main body 10 is provided with an anti-tilting switch connected to the burner 13, wherein the anti-tilting switch includes a switch main body, the switch main body defines therein a cavity, the cavity is provided with a conduction device at an end part and a side wall thereof respectively, a conductive ball is arranged within the cavity, the conductive ball may connect the two conduction devices, and when the switch main body tilts, the conductive ball moves till it does not contact the conduction devices. Therefore, when the water heater tilts, the supply of gas is interrupted immediately, avoiding a fire hazard.
The above are preferred embodiments of the present patent merely and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present patent. Any equivalent structures made according to the description and the accompanying drawings of the present patent under the thought of the present patent or applied to other relevant technical fields directly or indirectly are intended to be included in the patent protection scope of the present patent.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202123326142.1 | Dec 2021 | CN | national |
